Gut Microbiome
Discovery of the Week: Novel Antibody Found in Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitive People
A new study of the antibodies produced by people with gluten sensitivity may lead to a better way to detect the condition and treat it. Until recently, many doctors often dismissed the complaints of people who claimed to be sensitive to foods containing gluten but did not have celiac disease,Read
Link between Gut Microbiome and Kidney Cancer Treatment Outcomes
Physicians at City of Hope, working in collaboration with scientists at Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), have found that greater gut microbial diversity in patients with metastatic kidney cancer is associated with better treatment outcomes on Food and Drug Administration-approved immunotherapy regimens. Their findings are outlined in a study publishedRead
The Influence of the Microbiome on Metabolism
Featuring the MetabolicBiome™ Plus Program Join Dr. Alex Vasquez as he embarks on a journey to redefine metabolic health and weight loss to include dietary and metabolic insults, microbial imbalance and an increased toxic load. In this webinar, Dr. Vasquez explains the integral relationships between the gut microbiome, inflammatory status and metabolicRead
The Microbiota–Gut–Brain Axis Heart Shunt Part I: The French Paradox, Heart Disease and the Microbiota
“Part I, of a two-part series published in Microorganisms of concept papers, on the French Paradox, heart disease and the microbiota focuses on novel findings involving nutrition, biochemistry, microbiology and metabolism to suggest a heart shunt, as occurs when two organ systems are coupled and in this case within theRead
Gut Microbiome May be Linked to Personality and Social Behavior
Could there be a day when we can blame or give credit to our gut microbiome for our social behavior? In recent years, there has been a significant amount of animal research showing how the gut microbiome affects mood disorders, but for humans, the research is still unfolding. This latestRead
Serotonin and a Popular Anti-depressant Affect the Gut’s Microbiota
A new study in mice led by UCLA biologists strongly suggests that serotonin and drugs that target serotonin, such as anti-depressants, can have a major effect on the gut’s microbiota — the 100 trillion or so bacteria and other microbes that live in the human body’s intestines. An estimated 90%Read
How Does Eating Organically Grown Food Affect The Gut-Microbiome?
An apple a day … yes, we all know, keeps the doc away. But how does eating an organically grown apple versus a conventionally grown apple affect the body’s microbiome? A new study, published in Frontiers of Microbiology, aimed to find out. The results showed the bacterial composition and microbialRead
Maternal Exposure to Non-nutritive Sweeteners Negatively Impacts Progeny’s Microbiome and Liver Health
Yet another study shows the damage that zero-calorie sweeteners pose to the gut microbiome. About 20% of people above age two in America consume two diet soft drinks per day. A majority of diet soda drinkers are women. Multiple clinical have shown have detrimental health effects related to non-nutritive sweetenersRead
Gut Microbes Respond Differently to Similar Foods
Foods that look the same on nutrition labels can have vastly different effects on our microbiomes, report researchers in a paper published in the journal Cell Host & Microbe. The researchers’ observations of participants’ diets and stool samples over the course of 17 days suggested that the correlation between whatRead
Gut Microbiome Connected to Effectiveness of Immunotherapies for Cancer
A growing amount of research shows that the gut microbiome has a dramatic affect on anti-tumor immunity. Just how the intestinal microbiota limits tumor expansion has remained somewhat elusive. This new study, published in Nature Commutations, shows why certain immune checkpoint inhibitors, used in cancer treatment, don’t always work. It’sRead
